WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In one of the most awkward moments of his time as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson realized his Mexican counterpart was in Washington only when he walked into a restaurant and found him dining with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. On another occasion, neither Tillerson nor Jim…
Steve Goldstein, the State Department’s undersecretary for public affairs and public diplomacy, emerged in recent months as Rex Tillerson’s chief spokesperson. On Tuesday, shortly after news broke about Tillerson’s firing, it was Goldstein who spoke to the press, relaying the ousted secretary’s feelings. “The secretary did not speak to the president and is unaware of…
Another dramatic day in the Trump White House opened Tuesday with the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the appointment of CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him. For Middle East watchers and pro-Israel activists, the reshuffling could also signal some major changes in policy, mainly in regard to America’s posture toward Iran…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, ousting the embattled top diplomat after a series of public rifts. Trump announced the Cabinet shakeup on Twitter and said he had tapped the CIA’s deputy director, Gina Haspel, to replace Pompeo at the…
(JTA) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem “is not something that is going to happen this year, probably not next year.” Tillerson made the remarks Friday in Paris, where he was meeting with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, CNN reported. His statement followed mass protests by…
Presidential adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner is a leading force behind the effort to push out Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Washington Examiner reported Thursday. Administration officials confirmed to the Associated Press earlier Thursday that they were considering replacing Tillerson, who has fallen out of President Trump’s favor, with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Tillerson had been…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is unlikely to resign from serving President Trump because of a so-called “suicide pact” he agreed to with fellow cabinet members, BuzzFeed News reported Wednesday. Tillerson gave an unusual press conference on Wednesday morning in which he denied reports that he had called President Trump a “moron” and had to…
(JTA) — The State Department will hire a special envoy for the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, but will do away with or combine dozens of other diplomatic positions. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the announcement in a letter sent Monday to Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee….
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